Tactical Solutions of Boise, Idaho now has in
production their 22 conversion units for the medium-framed Glocks;
the Models, 19, 23, 32, and 38. The Tactical Solutions
conversion is a well-built, all-steel slide and barrel that
replaces the top end on a Glock. Installing the TacSol unit is
as easy as removing the slide and replacing it on a Glock, and
takes only a few seconds to do so. The unit ships with either a
ten or a fifteen round magazine. Living in a relatively free
state, mine has the fifteen round magazine.

The conversion unit being built primarily of
steel allows the pistol to keep pretty close to the same balance
and feel as the original Glock centerfire pistol, which makes
for a great way to get in some inexpensive practice. 22 Long
Rifle ammunition is much less-costly to shoot than is any
centerfire cartridge, and the TacSol unit will quickly pay for
itself in ammunition cost, while providing a lot of fun doing
so.

The TSG-22 unit shown here has the 4.3 inch
threaded barrel, but a 3.9 inch non-threaded version is
available as well. The threads are standard 1/2x28 TPI, so
attaching an accessory such as a muzzle brake or sound
suppressor is easy to do. I like to use my Tactical Solutions
Cascade sound suppressor on mine. This is a very good can for
use with a 22 rimfire pistol or rifle, and has served me well
for several years now.

As mentioned above, the TSG-22 unit installs
quickly without tools, and I attached it atop a Glock 23 frame,
loaded the magazine, and commenced shooting. I at first
experienced a few failures-to-feed in the first magazine, but
after about twelve shots had been fired, the weapon ran
flawlessly after that, with the exception of two cartridges
which failed to fire. They had good indentations on the rim from
the striker, so the blame for those failures lies with the
ammunition. The TSG-22 shoots very accurately; more accurately
than I can hold, and would serve well as a hunting or informal
target pistol, as well as an understudy for a centerfire Glock.
After those early problems, the Tactical Solutions TSG-22
conversion ran perfectly. I really like CCI Blazer bulk ammo for
practice. It is very reliable, and priced as well as the other
bulk ammunition available. The bullets in that ammo are a full
40 grains, and I think that really helps reliability. Pricing on
the TacSol TSG-22 units starts at $395 US as of the date of this
review. There are cheaper 22 conversion units available, but I
have found none that run as reliably as do these TSG-22 units.